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Complications and recurrence rates of patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome undergoing ventral hernioplasty: a case series
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Purpose: Ventral hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures, though recurrences are common. Recurrence can be caused by impaired collagen formation or maturation; hence, patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) are potentially at increased risk for hernia recurrence. EDS causes altered collagen metabolism, though little is known about the influen
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- Database :
- OAIster
- Notes :
- application/pdf, Hernia: the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, pp. 1-6, English
- Publication Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Accession number :
- edsoai.on1042810061
- Document Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007.s10029-018-1739-7